Black Staff and Faculty Organization
BSFO Accomplishments by Year
As BSFO leaders, Joyce and Roni strive to bring information to BSFO members to inform and educate, on our history, health, wealth, participate in local community events and keep current events at the forefront of the planning of our new and annual events. We strongly represent the University to keep our presence known in the community. BSFOs 2023-2024 year was very successful as we boldly went where BSFO has not gone before! Here are our accomplishments.
- MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech recital – January 12
- Attended the ERG Summit – January 27
- BSFO Scholarship Ceremony – February 10 – Gave 6 $1K scholarships
- Black History Month – California Black Trailblazers: Black contribution to California – February 12-17
- California Secretary of State Shirley Weber
- 50 Years of Hip Hop
- Blacks in Tech
- Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park – Founded & funded by Black American slaves
- BSFO Juneteenth Events
- What is Juneteenth
- Reparations
- Voting Rights
- BSFO presents Ferguson Rising Documentary – Mobolaji Olambiwonnu & Michael Brown, Sr.
- Reading of Henry “Blackbox” Brown – Rickerby Hinds – June 28 – Lobby 1
- BSFO lunch with President Michael V. Drake – July 12
- BSFO Health Fair – October 17 – Lobby 1
- BSFO Health Wellness Day – October 25
- Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser - November
- BSFO presents Diabetes Event with Dr. Teoma Loeb – Lobby 1 & Zoom – November
- Alameda County Community Food Bank – Outreach – November
- Bay Area Community Services – Hygiene Kit & Home Baskets – November
- See’s Candies Fundraiser - December
- MLK “I Have a Dream” speech recital & luncheon – collaboration with EDI (Lalitha Sankaran & Dennis McIver)
- UCBAC Conference in San Diego – February 5-6
- BSFO Scholarship Ceremony – Gave 7 $1K scholarships
- BSFO Black History Month – Black Live & History in Music, Fashion & Arts
- LASA/BSFO Mental Health Brown Bag collaboration – May 14
- BSFO Juneteenth events – Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Progress, Building on the Promise of Freedom for All
- What is Juneteenth – Athenia Rodney
- African American Civil War Memorial Museum – Dr. Dawn Chitty
- The Embracing a Democracy Worthy of the Human Spirit – Dr. Malcolm Newton
- Activation Our Liberation – Dr. Mia Settles-Tidwell
- Meeting our UC Leaders @ BSFO Monthly Meetings
- Collaboration with UCB BSFO on community events
- Resurgence of UCPath BSFO